---
name: "conqoper"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "conquest-server"
version: "8.3-3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/conqoper"
---

# conqoper(6)

Conquest Operator (CO) program.

## NAME

conqoper - Conquest Operator (CO) program.

## SYNOPSIS

**conqoper** \[OPTIONS\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**conqoper** is a program used to monitor and configure a conquest game.  It is a curses based application that must be run on the same host your server is running on.  It allows suitably privileged individuals to view and modify various characteristics of the game, as well as perform common administrative tasks.

In order to run **conqoper**, you must be a member of the *conquest* group (in /etc/groups), or you must be the root user.

**conqoper** supports a few *non‐interactive* options listed below.  When any of these options are specified, **conqoper** will perform the requested action and exit.  When no options are specified, **conqoper** will run in an interactive mode.

## OPTIONS

- **-C**

  Rebuild the system wide *conquestrc* file.

- **-D**

  Disable the game.  Clients that connect, will be told that the game is closed after they have authenticated to the server.  If the authenticating user is marked with the 'Play when closed flag', that user will be allowed into the game anyway.  You can edit these flags by selecting (**e**)dit user at the **conqoper** main menu.

- **-E**

  Enable the game.

- **-I \<what\>**

  Initialize *what* where *what* is: **e** - everything, **g** - game, **l** - lockwords, **m** - messages, **p** - planets, **r** - robots, **s** - ships, **u** - universe, and **z** - zero out everything.  Note, when zeroing out everything, the common block cannot be used to play.  You must still initialize **e**verything (and enable the game).

When either the *universe* or *everything* is initialized, the game will be set to disabled by default.  You must manually enable the game from the **conqoper** main menu, or by using the **-E** option.

## SEE ALSO

[conquest(6)](/conquest/6.md), [conquestd(6)](/conquestd/6.md), [conqoper(6)](/conqoper/6.md), [conqdriv(6)](/conqdriv/6.md), [conquestsh(6)](/conquestsh/6.md), [conqmetad(6)](/conqmetad/6.md)

## AUTHOR

Jon Trulson \<jon@radscan.com\>